On
December 12 and 13, type lovers and lettering enthusiasts will be in for a
treat! The team behind Type Kita will be holding the 3rd installment
of their annual typography exhibit! The previous Type Kita exhibits
offered visitors with an incredible showcase of local typographic art pieces,
on-the-spot workshops by some of the country’s well-known hand-letterers and
calligraphers, and for the bargain hunters, a slew of handmade crafts and
printed goods from local entrepreneurs.

The
3rd Type Kita exhibit promises to be even bigger than before, with
over 60 participating exhibitors and artists sharing their talent for this
event-for-a-cause.

Set
during the holiday season, the Type Kita Exhibit will serve as a big Christmas
gathering for type enthusiasts around the metro! With live art, demos, art
trade and gift giving activities, it’s the perfect holiday feast for type
lovers!

With
the theme “Pass on the Passion,” the event aims to foster camaraderie and to
strengthen the local type community during the Christmas season by focusing on
the value of collaboration and sharing! With this event, type-enthusiasts can
give back to the community and share their passion to others as well. Proceeds
from the event will be for the benefit of PEARLS- a non-profit organization
that aims to provide unprivileged kids with Peace, Education, Aspiration,
Respect, Love & Smiles.

Activities
for the event are as follows:

PASS
ON THE PASSION EXHIBIT

For
this leg, exhibitors are encouraged to work and collaborate with other artists
to share their talent and trade skills as they develop their pieces,
strengthening the idea of sharing one’s passion through art.

ART
TRADE/ TOOL SWAP

Art Trade Manila will lead an art-exchange activity where artists
and guests can bring their works or writing tools and trade it with fellow
type-enthusiasts. It’s like a massive exchange gift activity but more fun!

LIVE
ART

Some of your favorite local letterers will also be invited to
paint on wooden panels as part of the live art exhibit. Glass panels will also
serve as a big doodle wall canvas!

INSTAGRAM
EXCHANGE

And
because the venue will be bigger, Zig Philippines will also be displaying large
scale art murals as part of the exhibit.

INSTAGRAM
EXCHANGE

Type Kita exhibits are also the best place to build your network
with fellow type-geeks! To further promote camaraderie, participants will be
given name tags for their IG handles so they can easily follow each other and
keep connected even after the event!

GIFT
AND CARD DRIVE

One portion of the event will allow guests to write Christmas
cards, design covers of blank notebooks and leave behind hand-lettered pieces as
part of gift kits for the kids of PROJECT PEARLS.

LIVE
DEMOS AND ACTIVITIES

Pass
on the passion for type with free demos such as lettering, calligraphy,
watercolor lettering and many more! There will also be a scheduled film
showing, some live art & for the hoarders, there will also be pop-up shops
for tools and type merchandise.

CHRISTMAS
POTLUCK

To
keep the Christmas spirit alive, they will be holding a simple
get-together/Christmas potluck to celebrate the community this holiday
season. You may bring food and drinks too if you want to join in the
feast!